The Cobra
A pulse-pounding drug cartel thriller from the master of storytelling
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4.1 • 206 Ratings
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- £3.99
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Publisher Description
'The master of the political thriller strikes again' Kirkus
'An utterly believable story that moves along at breakneck pace... Extraordinarily impressive' Daily Mail
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AN UNWINNABLE WAR
Cocaine is worth billions of dollars a year to the drug cartels. It causes misery, poverty and death. And slowly its power is spreading...
A MAN ON A MISSION
Ex-CIA special ops, Paul Devereux, intellectual, dedicated and utterly ruthless, is given what seems like an impossible task: Stop the drug barons, whatever it costs. At his disposal, anything he wants - men, resources, money. He must assemble a team equal to the lawless men who control this deadly trade.
AN UNTHINKABLE SOLUTION
Up to now the drug cartels have had it their way. Up to now, the forces of law and order have played by the rules. That is about to change. Those rules no longer apply... and a dirty war is about to get a whole lot dirtier...
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What readers are saying:
'An excellent story well executed as we have come to expect from the master novelist'
'Frederick Forsyth has done it again, in his own inimitable fashion'
'Once again Frederick Forsyth delivers. Once you start you can't put it down'
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Veteran Forsyth (The Day of the Jackal) shows once again he's a master of the political thriller by taking a simple but completely original idea and turning it into a compelling story. The unnamed Obama-like U.S. president, disgusted by the horrors wrought by illegal drug trafficking, decides to bring the entire weight and resources of the federal government against the international cocaine trade. He first declares drug traders and their cartels to be terrorists, subjecting them to new and extensive legal procedures, then he brings in ex-CIA director Paul Devereaux to head the team that will implement the effort. Devereaux, known as the Cobra from his operations days, is old school smart, ruthless, unrelenting, and bestowed by the president with free rein to call in any arm of the government. Forsyth lays out how it would all work, and readers will follow eagerly along, always thinking, yes, why don't they do this in real life? The answer to that question lies at the heart of this forceful, suspenseful, intelligent novel.
Customer Reviews
The cobra
Only one word,,,,,,wow
An okay read but not the usual standard
Given Freddie Forsythes reputation and track record, i expected a bit more than this. As usual with FF , the detail is excellent and clearly demonstrates his research into the drug trade. I found the plot a bit weak though and found myself skipping chunks of text later on in the book. It is a good airplane read though being easy to get into, put down and pick up without losing too much.
Reads like an article
Might have worked as a short story but it just went on and on and on. Reminded me of reading a newspaper article - this had happened then this then this. I gave up. Definitely not worth it.